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Be My Tag Partner
The Final Act
Many patrons of the club that was close enough to hear the sudden outburst turned their heads, including the poorly disguised Lili and Miharu.
The club music kept playing loudly with its constant beats, but for the couple they could only hear the stomping footsteps of an angry Asuka Kazama that was making her way over to them. Her teeth were gritting, her eyes were sharp and her hands balled up into fists. She was angry, seething with rage and she would have to vent it out one way or another.
As soon as Asuka had forced her way through the small crowd and to their table, she slammed her fist onto the table.
"Miharu! I'll give you 5 seconds to get out of here before I decide to punch that pretty face of yours in! Got it?!" Asuka's voice dripped with venom and spite. Bewildered and scared, Miharu quickly turned to Lili next to her, an apologetic look on her face.
"I'm… I'm sorry Lili-chan…" Miharu timidly said, before hurrying out of the club. Asuka kept her gaze on the girl until she confirmed the girl was gone before returning her raging attention towards Lili. The Monegasque returned the eye-contact, though she tried to hide under her baggy newsboy cap. An angry Asuka was an intimidating sight, especially if the anger was directed towards you.
"A-Asuka, I-"
"Lili de Rochefort!" Asuka snarled. She reached out and grabbed the blonde by the wrist with a firm grip. "You are coming with me!"
Lili flinched. "O-Okay…"
With another vicious growl, Asuka began to drag Lili out of the club, past the shocked stares of the other patrons. The brunette didn't bother to be gentle; she dragged Lili after her like she would drag a suitcase, down the streets until they got back to the hotel. Up the numerous stairs, fumbling with the key, and ultimately throwing the Monegasque over to the bed.
Lili yelped at the force, half expecting Asuka to throw herself at her with fists, kicks and screams. But it was silent. Lili glanced up at the Japanese; she was fuming, but remained where she stood until she suddenly pointed towards the door.
"So you´re not a "sick dyke" huh? Then explain THAT!"
Lili was frozen, perplexed and shocked by the brunette. Her body couldn't move, let alone twitch at the sight before her; a raging Asuka.
"W-why do you even care so much, Asuka…? I told you-"
"That you thought kissing a girl was sick! Yet you decide to kiss Miharu like it was natural! If anything, Emilie, it appears like you got some explaining to do! And I hope for your sake that it's good!"
As if to emphasise her point, Asuka began to crack her knuckles loudly. It had the desired effect as Lili flinched, knowing full well that Asuka was serious. If she wasn't satisfied, there would be hell to raise for her, and Lili would be on the receiving end.
The blonde sighed, averting her eyes from the Japanese. "Fine. If it is an explanation you want, then I shall provide you with one."
She took a deep breath, though her eyes still made no sign of staring back at the brunette.
"First of all… When I called you a sick, disgusting dyke before… I didn't mean it. It's just… you were too late Asuka. I was angry."
Asuka puzzlingly raised an eyebrow at the girl. "What do you mean I was "too late"? Hm?"
"I meant that you should've acted on those feelings of yours from the beginning! Vous idiot!" Lili spat back, now glaring back at Asuka. "Way back then, when we first met, I liked you! But you didn't seem interested at all! Even as we shared so many fights together, either together or against each other you didn't show any interest!"
"What?!" The brunette yelled back, enraged. "That doesn't make any sense! You've hated me from day one!"
The blonde quickly fell into silence. Her eyes, clear blue, were solemn and filled with grief as she looked away again. "I guess I wasn't as clear about it was I thought I was…"
"Huh? What do you mean?" Asuka asked. "Lili, what are you talking about? Clear about what?"
"I could never just tell you, Asuka. Why do you think I bothered dressed in this outfit for? Certainly not my prime choice of clothing…" Asuka eyed Lili up and down. Finding no answer, Asuka remained silent until Lili began to speak again.
"It's a disguise, idiot. I am indeed a lesbian, but I can't be open about it! My father doesn't know, I don't even know if he would approve of it! Not even Sebastian knows!" She sighed. "And that's why I never told you flat out. I thought you didn't have an interest in me, but I suppose I wasn't paying much attention to how little I really tried…"
Asuka crossed her arms. "So… You actually liked me back then? Then yes, you certainly didn't show it. At all. I was convinced until just now that you wanted nothing more than to avoid me."
"In the end, I wanted to." Lili replied. "I ended up forcing myself to forget about ever liking you. I wanted to have nothing to do with you, and now…" Her words trailed off into silence, and without a moment of hesitation, the blonde began to quietly sob as she hid her face. Asuka couldn't for the life of her believe her eyes.
Lili de Rochefort was crying. Just a few steps away from her were the rich blonde crying.
"Oh mon Dieu! Je me sens si stupide dès maintenant!"(1) Lili cried out, still hiding her face. "If I only had not been so stubborn back then…! I…"
"Lili…" Asuka said softly, still watching in disbelief. It was so uncharacteristically of the blonde to cry in front of her like that, yet, at that moment Asuka couldn't keep up her anger. The rage she had felt was slowly dissolving as she stepped closer to her blonde friend and climbed back up on the bed next to her. She crawled over to Lili, letting her strong arms pull the blonde into a gentle hug.
"You were an idiot back then." Asuka whispered softly to the crying blonde. "And you still are. Had you paid more attention, you would've noticed that I was trying to get your attention nearly all the time. I should still be angry with you Lili."
The blonde suddenly stopped crying.
"…But I could never bring myself to do that now. If you actually broke down in tears right now because of how you felt, without even trying to hide that fact… Then there must be some genuine sincerity in your words."
"A-Asuka…?"
"Lili…" The brunette whispered. Her hazel eyes had finally made contact with the crystal blue orbs. "I'm going to only ask you once. And I want nothing but the truth." Lili nodded carefully.
"Despite our history together… and that you rejected me back there… AND that you kissed Miharu… What do you honestly feel about me?"
Lili remained silent at first. Her clear eyes stared without hesitation at Asuka, her lips trembling. The tears were still running down her face, but she made no effort to wipe them away as she kept staring. Asuka waited patiently.
"I…" Lili began. "I didn't mean it… when I said the Kazama name left a bad aftertaste…"
Asuka quirked an eyebrow. "And…?"
"And… I guess I still… I still…" Lili's tears were rapidly falling again. "Damn it Asuka! I still like you! Vous idiot! Vous idiot! I still want you!"
The hug tightened. Their bodies was pressed together, Asuka lowered her face to Lili's ear, still hugging. She felt the blonde wrap her arms around to answer the hug, much to her joy.
"You can have me." Asuka whispered. "Because I am not letting you go. Not now. Not ever. Emilie de Rochefort… You hear me?"
In-between quiet sobs, Lili replied in an equally low voice. "Oui… I hear you Asuka Kazama… You are mine… and I am yours."
Asuka chuckled. "That's what I've wanted to hear for such a long time… And like good old times, I will declare a challenge!"
"W-What?" Lili said in bewilderment. She pulled away from Asuka. "C-Challenge? A-Asuka, this is hardly the time for a fight! I… I'm not a shape to-"
She heard Asuka chuckle darkly into her ear. Without warning, the brunette pushed Lili down onto the bed, straddling her hips while pinning Lili's arms. A wicked grin flashed from her mouth.
"Lili… I never said anything about a fight. Unless you decide to struggle that is. No, no… I intend on break the ice and make sure that you and I are on the same page…" Asuka said, licking her lips as she leant down towards the blonde and captured her lips. At that moment, their minds went blank from the bliss they felt. For too long had both of them not been getting what they had desired, and now it was like an overdose of feelings that poured out with each kissing motion.
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Panting, and covered with sweat, Lili rolled over onto her back on the bed beneath the covers. Her blonde hair was a wide-spread mess across the pillow, her chest heaving up and down with each breath. Asuka lied next to her in a similar state, grinning slightly.
"Whoa…" Lili began. "That was-"
"- amazing?" Asuka chuckled.
"Oui…" Lili replied. "Absolutely… incroyable… "
"Don't I know it…" Asuka said with a grin. Truth to be told, it had been her first time as well, but seeing Lili's state, and knowing that it was her that had brought Lili to it, Asuka couldn't help but to feel cocky.
"So tell me… am I better at kissing than Miharu?" The brunette asked, still grinning at the blonde next to her.
"Oui oui…" Lili said with a heavy breath. "Vastly different… But I would be careful with that cocky attitude if I were you, Asuka Kazama."
"Duly noted." The Japanese replied. "I just can't help myself."
Asuka began to chuckle. Shortly following suite, Lili started to laugh softly as well until they both joined one another in a hearty laughter as they lied down in bed, holding hands until they eventually fell asleep.
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The large crowd of people cheered loudly as Lili and Asuka stepped into the small arena. Before them were two men, one older as indicated by his greyish hair, and one younger who could be presumed to be the son. Asuka shook her head at the sight; they were merely small-fry when it came to fighting.
Her hazel eyes wandered up to Lili who was standing right next to her. Blue eyes met hers.
"Would you like to do the honours, or shall I?" Asuka asked. Lili giggled softly into her fist.
"I happily go in first. Just like I will do tonight." She laughed a little louder as Asuka blushed. "Still, I rather get that round over with. I can count on you for support if needed, right?"
"To both scenarios, yes." Asuka winked. "I'll wait for the signal then."
They nodded at each other and stepped up to the ring, holding hands proudly. As they let go and assumed their stances, they quickly leant in and shared a single, quick kiss before readying themselves.
"Êtes-vous prêt?" Lili said. Asuka simply chuckled at first.
"I'm always ready, my beloved Lili-chan…" She let her eyes linger on Lili for a little while longer. "Watashi wa anata o aishiteimasu."
Lili smiled back at Asuka. "Je t'aime aussi."
They didn't need to understand each other's languages to understand that.
1* Roughly "Oh God, I feel so stupid right now!" Any other words were in the form of insults, "yes" or "amazing".
I hope you all enjoyed the final chapter, short as it was.